Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Lesotho

The GDP deflator for Lesotho changed by 3.0% in 2025.

Measure: Inflation measured by the GDP deflator Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Lesotho, 2025 3.0% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −3.0percentage points 2024: 6.0%
World, 2025 3.3% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 105th of 186 See the full ranking

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Lesotho over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period LesothoWorld
2025 3.0% 3.3%
2024 6.0% 4.1%
2023 0.3% 5.0%
2022 5.5% 7.3%
2021 3.1% 4.6%
2020 6.5% 2.0%
2019 3.6% 2.4%
2018 11.7% 2.8%
2017 2.0% 3.0%
2016 -0.3% 2.0%
2015 10.2% 2.3%
2014 14.0% 2.0%
2013 10.3% 2.3%
2012 2.2% 3.6%
2011 9.4% 5.5%
2010 5.3% 4.2%
2009 2.3% 2.0%
2008 16.7% 7.9%
2007 -6.7% 6.0%
2006 9.3% 5.9%
2005 5.9% 5.8%
2004 9.6% 5.6%
2003 2.4% 4.0%
2002 14.2% 3.6%
2001 11.5% 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0 percentage points from 6.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10.2%, the figure has changed by −7.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 105th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 3.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Lesotho
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices